Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-01

known world, Pennsylvania and Scot
land not excepted; the coal has
been tried, and found to be excellent steam
coal. 1t il pronounced to be equally as
good, If not better, than the Nanimo coal,
minedin British Columbia, and pronounced
the best coal on the Pacific coast.
ALASKA Is THE III COUNTRY
1 know OF to prospect in. 1t has been
prospected but very little, and three men
like our party is composed Of a do but
little in one season, although We got onto
q gold bearing belt, and We know that it is
a mineral bearing country. Any pros
pector who knows his business, and would
see the formation. the contacts, and the
mountains of porphyry here would at once
come to the conclusion that there must be
big mines here. II the number of prospect
ors that prospected Montana and Idaho
we're turned loose here there wouId be other
mines found here in short order. 1t re-
quires but little capital to prospect in
Alaska. Provisions are very cheap, much |
more so than in Montana. |
This is not all Alaska is good for. This !
portion, or on the east side Of Cooks In.
let is a stretch of country from 40 to 100
miles in width and nearly 200 miles in
length. All OF that is the finest a~gricultur-
land l ever saw, and on most of this
land is tall and heavy timber. Now and
then you find prairie spots covered with
the most wonderful growth OF grass, from
Jour to seven feet in height. This
RAs N OTHER VEGETATION
also extends throughout the great forest;
Wild rye, peas and beans grow here very I
red and black currants. cranber- I
les and a hundred different kinds are so :
that if all the Cinnamon in China
'ere turned loose here to pick them. it p
'ould be very doubtful whether they could p
lick them all. A few of the old-time Rus Q
ians who reside here have garden patches "
raise potatoes, turnips, cabbage and a
vegetables. all OF which grow very o
lrge, considering the way they are planted. n
hey SOW their potatoes, like wheat, in n'
igh, narrow beds, and never pay any at ~
to them from the time they put in
lem in the ground until they take them VI
1T. l have all the reason in the world to IN
'lieve that wheat and other stuff, usually re
Used on ranches, would do excellently here. al
nere is no i~rrigating required here. The or
infall is about the same as in the Middle al
ates. There is plenty Of sunshine here oa
the summer. During the months OF %
~, June and July the sun shines on an
erage CO
II HOURS OUT OF "a. Tn
During part of May. the whole of June lat
d part of July it does not get dark at no
and a person can read a newspaper at We
y time OF the day. This is also a grand Ia
lntry for fish and all kinds of game. no
rtunes upon fortunes could be made in av
fish industry with but little capital to ter
,rt with, If there were shipping ia co'
ties here. 1t is no trick to catch Nv
fish. 1t is almost like picking up pebble flee
mes on the beach. The fish (salmon) the
worth $13 per barrel in San Francisco snt
rket. A person can catch them five t e.
nths out OF twelve. Natives catch ma
LARGE KING SALMON a h
from forty to fifty pounds, a.
ssed, for 10 cents q piece, and silver the
non averaging about fifteen pounds, OF t
ssed, for 1 and 2 cents apiece. Now OF
may figure for yourself whether the nec
ing business pays or not. 1t is not VIZ,
orally known about the number of fish
re is here, and those who do know it
making good use OF their knowledge son
b season. The reason so little is known wri
ut this section of country is because a per-
parties have possession OF the country. ctei
own the natives, body and soul, and two
? want no one to know anything about hay
country, in order to preserve their fur turl
mess, which is at present carried on mel
; on a grand paying scale. ma
THIS is A GOOD COUNTRY eele
the rancher, the hunter and the pros. he G
The wage-worker had for tho pres. and
better stay away from here. Montana nd
good a place as I know OF for him. exp
J.T. DORRELL, the
tim